Israelis go to the polls in general election - Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, center, the Jewish spiritual leader of Israel's Shas party, blesses a man after casting his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem during Tuesday's election. The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, center, the Jewish spiritual leader of Israel's Shas party, blesses a man after casting his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem during Tuesday's election. The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, center, the Jewish spiritual leader of Israel's Shas party, blesses a man after casting his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem during Tuesday's election. The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations.